Jar holder



Dec. 13, 1927. 1,652,221

F. J. TROUT JAR HOLDER Filed April 4. 1925 Ferree J: Trout tionary headtightly grip a Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

FERBEE J. TROUT, OF POMEROY, PENNSYLVANIA. W

JAR HOLDER.

. Application filed April 4,1925. SerialNo. 20,802.

This invention relates to a jar holder and an object of the invention isto provide an adjustable device for holding glass, fruit jars, oranalogous structures, while they are being sterilized, filled with hotfood-stuffs,

or the like, so as to prevent the user from burning the hands or beingcut by the glass, should the jars break.

Another object of the invention is to provide a jar holder whichincludes a reversible jar engaging head having arcuate surfaces ofdifferent radii so as to permit the head to be adjusted to engage eitherpint or quart sized jars, and also to provide a relatively stationaryhead to which a pair of levers are connected, the levers being in turnconnected to the adjustable head by link structures, so as to permit theadjustable head to be moved towards the relatively adjustable stationaryhead upon movement of the levers for tightly gripping the jar.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detaildescription, and in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1-is a planview of the improved jar holder showing the adjustable head in oneposition in solid lines and in another position in dotted lines.

Figure 2is an edge elevation of the improved jar holder.

Figure 3's a detail view of the jar holder.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a jar holder comprises arelatively sta- 1 which is in the form of a substantially rectangularblock having an arcuate face 2 lined with a soft non-abrasive, as wellas gripping lining 3. The lining 3 is preferably made of rubber, so thatitwill smooth surface such as a The relatively stationary head 1 isprovided with two cut-out portions or divergent slots 9 into which theangled ends 4: of L-shaped levers 5 and 6 extend. The L-shaped levers 5and 6 are pivotally connected to the head 1, as clearly shown in Figure1 of the drawings. The L-shaped levers 5 and 6 have lateral arms 7 whichare pivoted in the slots 9 of the head 1 and project beyond the ends ofthe head 1 and have links 8 pivotally connected thereto, which links arein turn pivotally connected by means of wood screws to the ends of theadjustable or movable gripping head'10. The adjustable head 10 has itsopposite sides concavely cut and one side is out upon radii glass fruitar.

which are shorter in length than the opposite slde so as to provide arelatively small and large concave surface for engagement respectively,with pint and quart fruit jars. The concave surfaces 2 of the adjustablehead 10 are lined with sheets of soft nonabrasive material, such asrubber, or the like 8 which will grip the surface of the jars forholding the jars firmly, while being sterilized, moved while hot, orfilled with hot edibles.

To release a jar, the handles or levers 5 are moved into their normalposition, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, which moves theadjustable head 10 away from the relatively stationary head 1, andpermits releasing of the holder with the jar; while when it is desiredto grip a jar, the holder is placed with the heads 1 and 10 uponopposite sides of the jar, and the handles of the L- shaped levers 5 and6 are forced towards each other, which brings the heads into firmgripping engagement with the jar.

It is, of course, to be understood, that the invention may beconstructed in various other manners and the parts associated indifferent relations, and therefore, I do not desire to be limited in anymanner, except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

What I claim is 1. A device of the kind set forth, comprising astationary jar engaging head provided with slots in its ends, anadjustably movable head having opposite jar engaging sides, said movablehead being provided with concaved surfaces in the jar engaging sides,one of said concaved surfaces being of a greater radii than the concavedsurface in the opposite side of said movable head, a pair of parallellinks having their corresponding ends pivoted to the ends of saidmovable head, a pair of substantially L- shaped operating leversoperatively mounted in said slots and having lateral arms pivoted to theother corresponding ends of said links for. actuating said movable headupon compressing the free extended ends of said operating levers.

2. A device of the kind set forth, comprising a stationary gripping headhaving a concaved surface formed in one side thereof, a movable grippinghead having concaved surfaces formed on opposite sides thereof, one ofsaid concaved surfaces of said movable head being of a greater radiithan the opposite surface in said movable head, said stationary headhaving a pair of divergent slots, a pair of substantially L- shapedoperating levers having lateral arms operatively mounted in saiddivergent slot-s,

a pair of links operatively connecting the lateral arms and the ends ofthe movable gripplng head, for actuating said movable head in operativerelation to the stationary head, and resilient liners attached to theconeaved surfaces in the sides of said sta- 10 tionary and movableheads.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FERREE J. TROUT.

